Dubai: Did Pakistani interior minister and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief Mohsin Naqvi walk away with the Asia Cup trophy on Sunday after Team India refused to receive it from him?

The media is now abuzz on why the ACC did not have a ‘Plan-B’ in place when it was aware that the Indian team would not accept the trophy from Naqvi if it won the final match against Pakistan. ADVERTISEMENT

After Rinku Singh struck the winning runs, the victorious Indian team was unable to celebrate with the trophy despite being the most standout unit in the entire tournament. As the clock struck midnight, there were no signs of the post-match presentation ceremony. Even Ravi Shastri wondered about the delay while discussing the match on ‘Extra Innings’.

While some claimed that it had to do with India’s d

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